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Monday night saw another round of byelections whose results have been widely interpreted as a signal to the Trudeau government that voters are done with them. The former Liberal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun was lost to the Bloc Québécois. And the Liberal showing in the Winnipeg riding of Elmwood-Transcona was low enough to break records.

The Liberals' showing was bad enough to break records that are more than 100 years old{ai:summary}Monday's byelection results indicated significant voter discontent with the Trudeau government, evidenced by the Bloc Québécois winning the former Liberal stronghold of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun. Additionally, the Liberals' performance in Elmwood-Transcona set a record low.#politics

FIRST READING: Some numbers on just how badly the Liberals did in Monday's byelections

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